Question

How can the electric charge be established? *

A) Electrons can be removed from atoms and accumulated to produce a negative charge.
B) Atoms from which electrons have been removed produce a positive electric charge.
C) Both A and B.
D) Neither A nor B.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Electrons can be removed from atoms and accumulated to produce a negative charge. Atoms from which electrons have been removed produce positive electric charge.

a) Electrons can be removed from atoms and accumulated to produce a negative charge. Atoms from which electrons have been removed produce positive electric charge. b) Unlike protons, electrons can move from atom to atom. If an atom has an equal number of protons and electrons, its net charge is 0. If it gains an extra electron, it becomes negatively charged and is known as an anion. If it loses an electron, it becomes positively charged and is known as a cation.